Haryana Government has decided to distribute fortified mustard oil through Public Distribution System (PDS) at the rate of two liters per month per family from September 1 onwards.
To begin with Ambala and Karnal would be covered under this scheme.
Besides, it would be ensured that only fortified edible oil is available in the open market through HAFED from November 2018 and distribution of fortified wheat flour from December 2018 onwards across the state, said the Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday.
In a letter written to member NITI Aayog, New Delhi, Vinod Kumar Paul, Chief Minister Manohar lal said that the State Government is fully committed to improve the health and nutritional status of its citizens especially the women and children.
We have therefore, been proactively addressing the problem of micro-nutrient deficiencies, he added while mentioning various initiatives of the State Government in this regard. Manohar lal also assured all support of the State Government to any endeavour towards solving the major health concern of under nutrition. The Chief Minister said that the State Government had started a pilot project of distribution of fortified wheat flour under PDS in two blocks of Ambala district in March 2017 and also under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in June 2017.